NHER 7682 (Find Spot record) - Two Neolithic flint axeheads from Horstead Hall
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Summary
Two Neolithic flint axes were found near Horstead Hall. One axehead was flaked and the other polished. The exact location(s) of these finds is unknown.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HORSTEAD WITH STANNINGHALL, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
1958. Stray Find.
Hall Farm.
1 Neolithic flaked flint axehead and 1 part-polished flint axehead. See drawings (S1) and (S2).
No Hall Farm marked on Ordnance Survey.
Seen 2 May 1958.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
Found at Horstead Hall.
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Horstead.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 21 NE 15.
- --- SNF2300 Serial: 1958. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. Vol 5. p 3.
- <S1> SNF91983 Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1958. Drawing of a Neolithic flaked flint axehead. Card. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF91984 Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1958. Drawing of a Neolithic part-polished flint axehead. Card. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Jun 16 2016 10:18AM